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Where does “omnipotently” come from?

omnipotently (English) comes from English omnipotent, from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.

omnipotently (English): In an omnipotent manner

Definitions

  1. In an omnipotent manner

Ancestry of “omnipotently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishomnipotentHaving unlimited power, force or authority;...
2Old Frenchomnipotentomnipotent
3Latinomnipotēns—
4Latinpotēns—
5Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
6Latinpotisable, capable, possible
7Proto-Italicpotis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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